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Re:The Economic Organization of a POW Camp by rippercushions on Thursday November 24, 2022 @08:27PM (#33738112)
James Clavell's underappreciated first novel King Rat, based on his own experiences as a WW2 POW at Changi, gives a nice if occasionally horrifying view into how the camp economy worked.
Re:The Economic Organization of a POW Camp by jakespencer on Thursday November 24, 2022 @08:31PM (#33738148)
Came here to see if Clavell had been mentioned yet!
Re:The Economic Organization of a POW Camp by navane on Friday November 25, 2022 @05:56AM (#33741207)
his best novel if you ask me